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No. 434,817. Patented Aug. 19, 1890.

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DAVID M. WV. XVALLER, OF FORTRESS MONROE, VIRGIN-IA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,817, dated August19, 1890.

Application filed May 2, 1890- Serial No. 350,324. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID M. W. WALLER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Fortress Monroe, in the county of Elizabeth Citv and Stateof Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to improvements in toys, in which iscombined, with a blow pipe or tube, a series of reciprocating figuresand a wind-wheel or Whirligig, which are operated by air blown into orsucked through said blow pipe or tube; and the 0b- -ject of my inventionis to provide a simple and inexpensive toy, which will afford amusementfor and can be easily manipulated by small children.

lVith these and other ends in view my invention consists in an improvedtoy comprising a blow pipe or tube, a shaft arranged longitudinallywithin said blow pipe or tube and journaled in suitable fixed bearingstherein, a spiral or screw-bladed motor rigid with the shaft andsituated thereon at a point in rear of the mouth-piece and within theblow pipe or tube, so as to be operated upon directly by the blast orcurrent of air as it leaves the mouth-piece, and one or more figuresconnected with and operated by the rotation of said longitudinal shaft.v

My invention further consists 'in the combination and devices andconstruction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed and'claimed.

To enable others to more readily understand my invention, I haveillustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure I isan elevation of my improved toy. Fig. 11 is a longitudinal verticalsectional view thereof.

Like numerals of reference denote corre sponding parts in both figuresof the drawings, referring to which- 1 designates the blow pipe or tube,which is provided at its month end with a mouthpiece 2 and has itsopposite end bent substantially at right angles to said tube, the

blow pipe or tube being preferably tapered throughout its length andterminating in the enlarged or flared bent discharge end 3, as shown.

The mouth-piece 2 is of any suitable form, and it may be provided with awhistle or vibrating metallic tongue to make a noise; but this isoptional, as the whistle or vibrating tongue may be in many casessatisfactorily dispensed when it is desired to produce a noiseless toy.

WVithin the longitudinal or horizontal part of the blow pipe or tube isarranged a shaft l, which extends longitudinally of the blow pipe ortube, and is journaled in suitable rigid or fixed bearings 5 therein,which bearings are in the form of narrow transverse strips that arefixed centrally in the blowpipe to obviate obstruction to the passage ofthe air blast or current. This longitudinal shaft 4t extends in astraight line from the mouth-piece tothe opposite end of the blow pipeor tube, and its rear end may be extended through said tube, asindicated at 6, for a purpose to be described. A motor or propeller 7 isprovided for this rotary longitudinal shaft l, for the purpose ofrotating the latter by the blast or current of air blown into or suckedthrough the pipe or tube by the mouth from the mouth-piece. This motoris situated within the blow pipe or tube at a point immediately in rearof the mouth-piece 2 and in the path of the current of air as it leavesthe mouth-piece, so that the full efiect or force of the air is utilizedby the motor to propel or rotate the longitudinal drivingshaft fromwhich the series of figures are all operated. This motor, as shown inthe accompanying drawings, is in the form of an endless screw withspiral blades or propellers, and the same fits snuglywithin the blowpipe or tube, but is free to rotate therein Without contact with thewalls of said pipe, for the purpose hereinbefore mentioned. Thislongit-udinal driving-shaft a is provided with two or more cranks 8 atintermediate points of its length, and with these cranks are connectedreciprocating rods 9, which pass through and are guided in smallapertures or openings 10, formed in the wall of the tube or pipe 1 at apoint in rear of the motor or propeller therein,

to obviate diminution of the strength of the air eurrent or blast. Thesereciprocating rods fit snugly in the apertures 10, and they protrude forthe free playof figures 11, which are attached to said rods, whereby thefigures are reciprocated by the rotation of the longitudinal drivingshaft. Another figure 13 may be attached to the protruding end 6 of thedriving-shaft, as shown, and this lastmentioned figure 13 may besuspended from the driving-shaft, while the other figures 11 arearranged above the blow pipe or tube; but this is optional.

In the enlarged orflared bent end of the blow pipe or tube I provide avertical counter-shaft 15, which is journalcd in suitable bearingsformed by narrow transverse strips 16, fixed in the bent flared part ofthe blow pipe or tube. The upper end of this vertical counter-shaft isextended beyond the discharge end of the blow-tube, and on this extendedend of said counter-shaft is fixed a Whirligig 17, of any suitable formor construction. I preferably employ a series of flags hung on radialarms with a suitable figure, and the form of the Whirligig is notimportant, as it can be changed at pleasure, or other devices can beused in lieu thereof. The countershaft gears at its inner end to thelongitudinal driving-shaft, for the purpose of rotating the Whirligig,by the intermeshing bevel gearwheels 18 19, as shown in Fig. II.

In order to insure steadiness and uniformity in the rotation of thelongitudinal drivingshaft, I provide the latter shaft with abalance-wheel 20, of suitable weight and size, which balance-wheel isfixed to the shaft at a point within the enlarged flared end of the blowpipe or tube.

The operation of my invention is obvious. The air current or blast blowninto the mouthpiece 2 acts upon the propeller or motor and rotates thesame and the longitudinal driving-shaft, and this shaft in turn operatesthe reciprocating rods and their attached figures and rotates thevertical counter-shaft, the counter-shaft operating on the whirligig topropel and rotate the latter.

My improved toy is simple and durable in construction, cheap ofmanufacture, and provides an endless source of amusement for children.

Changes and modifications in the form and proportion of parts anddetails of construction can be made without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the advantages of my invention. 7

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. I11 a toy substantially as described, the combination of a blow pipeor tube, a shaft arranged longitudinally within said blow pipe or tubeand journaled in suitable bearings therein, a spiral propeller or motorwithin the blow-pipe and fixed axially to the shaft in rear of the monthend of said tube to be acted upon by the current of air blown into thepipe or tube and to rotate the driving-shaft, and a figure with thedriving-shaft to be operated by the same, as and for the purposedescribed.

2. In a toy, the combination of a blow pipe or tube, a driving-shaftarranged longitudinally within said blow-pipe, a spiral motor orpropeller fitting snugly within the blow-pipe and fixed on the shaft inrear of the month end of said tube or pipe, and a counter-shaft gearedto the driving-shaft and carrying a Whirligig, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a toy,the combination of a blow pipe or tube having the flaredbent end, a longitudinal driving shaft arranged within the blow-pipe andsuitably journaled therein, a spiral motor or propeller arranged withinthe blow-pipe and fixed to the month end of the blow-pipe, acounter-shaft arranged at right angles to and geared with thedriving-shaft, a Whirligig carried by said counter-shaft, and abalance-wheel carried by the driving-shaft, substantially as described.

4. In a toy, the combination of a blow pipe or tube having amouth-piece, a driving-shaft arranged longitudinally within saidblow-pipe and having one or more cranks, a spiral motor or propellerfitted snugly within the blowpipe in rear of the mouth-piece therein andfixed to the driving-shaft, one or more rods connected to the cranks onthe driving-shaft and having the figures attached to the outer ends ofthe same, a coul'lter-shaft geared to the driving-shaft, a Whirligigcarried by said counter-shaft, and a balance-wheel carried by thedriving-shaft, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID M. \V. \VALLER.

Witnesses:

'1. B. GALER, J. E. BELorE.

